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poisonous  rhizome  drugs  that  are  official.  (5)  Name  three  different  plants  in 
which  the  alkaloid  berberine  is  known  to  occur. 
C — (6)  Name  three  powerfully  sialagogue  official  drugs — one  a  bark,  one  a  root 
and  one  a  leaf.  (7)  Write  the  names  of  two  cholagogue  drugs — one  a  rhizome 
and  one  an  inspissated  juice. 
D — (8)  What  drugs  contain  the  following  principles,  respectively  :  Emetine, 
pelletierine  and  jervine.  (9)  Write  the  name  of  a  powerfully  sudorific  leaf- 
drug,  of  a  powerfully  tetanizing  seed- drug,  and  of  a  powerfully  febrifuge  bark 
drug,  each  of  which  is  official. 
E — (10)  Name  a  bark-drug  which,  when  moistened  and  applied  to  the  skin, 
produces  vesication.  (11)  Name  three  very  potent  vegetable"  principles  not 
alkaloidal,  each  derived  from  a  different  drug.  (12)  Name  a  rubefacient  fruit- 
drug,  a  rubefacient  seed-drug  and  a  rubefacient  root-drug. 
^—(13)  What  official  bark- drug,  when  macerated  in  water,  emits  an  odor 
like  that  of  bitter  almonds?  (14)  What  fruit-drug,  when  ground  up  with  a 
solution  of  caustic  alkali,  emits  an  odor  like  that  of  mice  ?  (15)  What  official 
bark-drug  emits  a  faint  odor  of  valerianic  acid  ? 
G — (16)  Name  three  official  drugs  that  owe  their  activities  wholly  or  chiefly 
to  the  presence  of  volatile  alkaloids.  (17)  Name  three  official  drugs  which  are 
powerfully  tonic  to  heart  muscles.  (18)  Name  three  official  drugs  that  power- 
fully depress  the  heart's  action. 
H—  (19)  Write  the  botanical  names  of  the  plants  that  yield  the  following, 
respectively  :  Iyupulinum,  kamala  and  picrotoxinum.  (20)  Two  official  bark- 
drugs  are  distinguished  from  all  others  by  the  fact  that  they  turn  deep  red 
when  a  solution  of  caustic  potassa  is  applied  to  their  inner  surface.  Name  the 
barks. 
I— {21)  What  official  fruit-drug  from  the  umbelliferse  possesses  no  oil-tubes  ? 
(22)  Name  two  official  drugs  which  in  the  dry  form  are  destitute  of  volatile 
oils,  but  which  on  maceration  in  water  and  distillation  yield  potent  ones.  (23) 
Name  a  seed-drug  from  the  euphorbiacae  which  by  simple  pressure  yields  a 
vesicant  and  drastic  fixed  oil  that  is  official. 
A"— (24)  Write  the  name  of  a  cryptogamous-spore  drug,  of  a  gum-resinous 
umbelliferous  drug,  and  of  an  oleo-resinous  coniferous  drug,  each  of  which  is 
official.    (25)  Classify  the  volatile  oils  and  name  an  example  of  each  class. 
EXAMINING  COMMITTEE. 
A — (1)  Give  unabbreviated  official  name,  specific  gravity,  and  symbol  of  mer- 
cury. (2)  Name  some  of  the  localities  from  which  it  is  obtained.  (3)  In  what 
combination  does  mercury  usually  exist  in  nature  ?  (4)  What  process  is  gene- 
rally used  in  separating  it  from  this  combination  ?  (5 )  What  two  series  of  salts 
are  formed  by  mercury  ?  (6)  To  which  series  does  corrosive  sublimate  belong  ? 
(7)  Write  the  chemical  formula  and  state  the  dose  of  corrosive  sublimate.  (8) 
Give  the  chemical  formula  of  calomel.  (9)  Give  a  test  for  the  presence  of 
corrosive  sublimate  in  calomel.  (10)  Name  the  official  preparations  in  which 
mercury  enters  in  the  metallic  state,  giving  the  percentage  of  mercury  in 
each. 
B — (1)  What  is  the  difference  between  a  granulated  salt  and  one  which  is 
powdered  ?  (2)  Explain  the  cause  of  the  formation  of  lumps  during  the  pro- 
cess of  granulation.    (3)  State  how  they  may  be  avoided  without  resorting  to 
